The Indian Green Building Council launched updated version of LEED India, LEED 2011 for India. New projects will have to be register under the new rating system beginning 20th October 2011. LEED India 2011 focuses on reduction of energy usage & carbon di oxide emission. The new version comes with several changes. The credit categories …

Use of recycled building material is fairly recent phenomena, and gaining worldwide acceptance for both the economic as well as environmental benefits. With the introduction of Green building certification in India, the use of recycled material in buildings gain momentum. To make a building “Green“ it is necessary to select building materials to be green …

The official launch of the IGBC Green Township rating system (Pilot Version) was made by Dr B S Yediyurappa, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Karnataka at ‘Municipalika 2011’ organised on 27 January 2011 at Bengaluru. The IGBC Township rating system governs design and development of location, the high standards of sustainable development and environmental responsibility in …

IGBC AP a valuable professional designation and one that is likely to grow more valuable in the future. Since its establishment, IGBC made good progress in marketing Green Building concept in India and they are expanding green building certification for different segments of construction industry. There is continuous growth in registration of projects for certification …

Are you a building professional and want to become IGBC Accredited Professional? Well, becoming IGBC Accredited Professional is much easier than what you think! I passed IGBC – AP in June, 2010. I wanted to share the process that helped a non-design and non-constructional professional to pass the exam. Following is the model question paper …

In June 2010, I passed the IGBC AP exam. As I was preparing for this course, I searched Internet to get advice, study material, and question papers and the result was…ZERO. Nothing is available on the net and most of the information was pertaining to Green Building exam of USA (LEED AP). So, I decided …

IGBC AP? Indian Green Building Council Accredited Professional (IGBC – AP) is a designated professional to participate in green building projects developed using IGBC rating system like IGBC Green Homes, IGBC Factory buildings, IGBC SEZ. IGBC rating systems come as standards for Green Buildings and cover all aspects of a building, from materials, to energy, …

Now the trend all over world is to optimize the use of all natural resources and to reduce emission of global warming gases. “Today we use the equivalent of 1.4 planets to provide the resources we use and absorb our waste.” – Global Footprint Network “If current population and consumption trends continue, by the middle …